"Digital Media enables us to build more stages for students to express themselves" -Marco Torres
My goals are to gain more knowledge about technology and to continue my education and personal growth. In 2008 I received my undergraduate degree in Elementary and Special Education from UH Manoa. I feel that a higher educational degree in my profession will enhance my skills as a teacher. It is imperative to continue my own education in order to bring new ideas into the classroom. I hope to continuously gain new knowledge about technology and where to find resources for teaching and student learning.
I have had the desire to incorporate technology into my classroom because I believe it will substantially benefit the needs of my students and meeting them where they are as learners. It will enhance their learning through engaging computer programs and media, adaptive devices, and software that will assist their learning and success. Educational Technology will upgrade my teaching strategies, open doors to quality learning for my students and prepare them for the future.
Upon completion of this degree in Educational Technology I hope to land an instructional design position that will provide additional and applicable learning experiences. I believe the skills I have acquired in the ETEC program taught me diverse teaching strategies that prepared me for any educational or instructional situation I will be placed in.